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 Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:38 am
[i can't think of a good post for Lavi right now, i'm just going to post for Ayame and leave Lavi as an understood factor. heh...and uh... re reading my post i come to realize that it sounds alot like piers anthony's style, minus the surplus of puns....i've been reading alot of xanth lately XD, it's a change from dragonlance, which i find has chapters that get eeriely boring! o.O]
Ayame gave Tamesis a confused look in turn as his face contorted in perplexment. What had she said wrong? she tried to debate the matter to herself and just settled on the last thing she thought she had said instead.
"Toys, Tamesis, things to have fun with and play with."
She left him little time to respond as she edged to the opening and peeked out. No one coming, now was their chance! She looked back at Tamesis and nodded towards the aisle laden with suvh a variety of things one could only imagine. there were crayons and marker's and colored pencils, pads of trace paper, graph paper, sketch and landscaping draft paper. Rulers and erasers, fine scalpel like knives meant to trim the paper with, hidden securely behind glass. Obviously Ayame's idea of toy's and fun was drastically counter to what a normal child would want, though as she looked back at Tamesis hopefully she remained clueless that he might not find the same things entertaining.
The surrounding aisles held a surplus of other mysterious odd's and ends, from lawn gear to pet food and such a variety of other things that if Ayame tried to think of them all she may as well turn and go back to find Lavi, as she would find herself weary with exhaustion at just finding names for all of the oddities.
"What Tamesis want to play with?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 3:08 pm
Tamesis was still confused when Aya explained what toys were. Things you played with? He thought that was friends. Did that mean that Aya was a toy? Because they were playing together. Was there a difference between things and people? Because he was having fun with Aya and they were playing...but she wasn't a thing was she?
"What about you, are you a toy?" he asked her confused. "I'm haivng fun with you and we're playing" he pointed out.
Though he tugged her down the alsie before he really had a real chance. Still he didn't mind as he looked around at all the many art suplies. He looked excited for a moment because he knew what this stuff was. Since he only knew a few amount of things right now being introduced to things he already knew made him quite happy, because that meant he could offer something back to Aya.
"My mom has this stuff!" He told her eagerly, "If you want, maybe you could come over and we can play the toys there too"
Layla was frowning as she grabed a shirt that hung in the rack the the two were hiding in just a few moments before. The kitsune was breathing deeply though her nose but only got a hint of a scent, nothing like a real trail. She was really relaying on something that proably wouldn't comfort Lavi at all. She was relaying on blind luck and her own assumtions.
"Ayame, what does she like Lavi?" Layla asked, "Tamesis hasn't really had a chance to show me his likes yet so I don't know what he'd drag her too"
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:10 pm
Ayame giggled at Tamesis's question. "Silly, toy's aren't live, like you n' me! I get to help have fun and enjoy the fun! And if i was a toy cause i have fun with you, you be a toy too, 'cause i'm having fun with you! As Aure taught me, we are fri-ends, we have fun t'gether!"
Ayame looked up into the top racks at some other drawing instruments until Tamesis spoke up once more. His guardian had this stuff... and she could play with it with Tamesis? She barely contained her joy and resolved to frantically flap her wings with a smile of glee on her face.
She hurried over to Tamesis, eager mroe then ever to get back to where they had left the grown ups. "I love to!" She flung her arms around him and hugged him to her as tight as she could, so excited at the chance. "Let's go back to where Lavi and your mom are! She giggled again, giddy with the situation, before running off once more back the way they came, almost, Tam in tow.
Lavi paused, the thought hadn't occured to her to check in a place like that! "Art, she adores art, and for her age she's incredible at it. I find myself slightly bothered by it at times, as sometimes it can be very...eerie. But that doesn't matter, we should check the art supplies, i'm sure she remembers where that is."
She stopped completely to find the sign and then without waiting, certain Layla was behind her, took off, passing the children by mere feet, tucked away beneath some clothes once more, wary of anyone finding them
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:25 pm
He geussed that made sense. When you had fun with people they were friends. When you had fun with things they were toys. But if you have fun with someone or something alive that's a friend. That made sense. Tamesis was glad there was a difference between the two, he wasn't sure if he wanted to be some form of toy.
Then again if being a toy meant that he could get warm hugs from Ayame he wasn't going to complain. He gave a shy sort of smile, not sure how to really respond to a hug, he didn't even hug back but if you looked into his eyes you'd see the quiet happiness sparkling in his gray depths.
"Okay" he said softly, taking his hand as he followed. he noticed this wasn't the exact path they took back but he asumsed it was close enough. And still new enough to the world to think that because he left his mother in the isle with the cart she'd still be there, conviently forgetting that she might worry or move.
"Ohhh, an artist" Layla complimented, following her. That was intresting, she'd have to try to talk to the girl, she'd love to see her art. Since Layla lucked her way into a career in drawing she figured it was only right if she tried to help someone else. And if that someone else was a friend of Tamesis all the more convienent.
But first the pair had to find the kids, then they could think of the furture. Part way to the isle Layla paused for a second, frowning, before she shook her head and told herself she was being silly and moved on.
"We could always call store security" Layla mentioned, "Tell them to keep an eye out for kids like ours. They have to be pretty unquice they should be found quickly enough" she suggested.
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:33 pm
Lavi came to a stop a few aisle's short of the art supplies as Layla suggested talking to security. That might work...She hoped. "That's a good idea, You go on to the art supplies and check there, i'll head back to the front and try to get some help from security."
She loped off in the other direction to leave Layla to her task, to concerned about Ayame to be concerned for her abrupt nudges of control in the situation. Finding the children would have to come before niceties, hurt feelings could be mended, vanishing kids could not so easily be fixed.
Breathless, Lavi pounded on the door at the front, bringing the attention of a rather startled guard. Lavi tried to explain the situation but her breath was hoarse from the running, so she took a moment to breath and then explained it all much more clearly to the guard. It only took a moment for the guard to radio his coworkers in various sections as he realized the seriousness, as odd as the situation seemed to be putting a store watch out for two children with wings. in all of his years here....
Lavi began running back toward the art supplies as soon as he told her they were looking. She wondered silently as she ran if Layla had found them. she squeezed her hands together and hoped.
As Ayame and Tamesis reach the display of shampoo they had left earlier, next to which she was sure Lavi and Layla had been standing.
Only they weren't there anymore....
Ayame looked back at Tamesis, now rather worried. Where had Lavi gone? There was Tamesis's cart...but no Layla! She looked back at Tamesis in dismay. "They are not here! Where your mama?" she could feel the tears building in her eyes, she oculdn't let Tamesis see her cry, no one could see her cry....She squinted her eyes and shook her head and ran to where Lavi had stood, looking back to make absolutely sure Tamesis was stil behind her. She didn't want him to dissapear too! She ran back a few steps to catch up Tamesis and clung to him, very deeply worried. She found his presence comforting, not quite as much as Lavi...but it was a good feeling to have right now, and she wanted to feel comforted and secure more then anything right now.
"I want go home, go with Tamesis or take him with..." she stuttered as she spoke and then whispered in his ear, "I'm scared...."
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:36 pm
Thing was Layla wasn't insulted at all. Okay made a few hairs rose at her almost natural instint to bite off the hand of any one who dares order her around but she felt the same way when her uncle gave her orders so it was something she learned to ignore in her new life time. So beyond that she honestly understood the orders, besides Lavi was clearly more scared than Layla.
Not that Layla didn't care, she wanted to find Tamesis, after all she loved him already. It wasn't that she was apathetic, she just wasn't as scared. maybe because she's looked into Tamesis eyes and seen something beyond childish knowlege. Even now, in his infantcy he seemed more adult than she did in ways. After all he didn't freak out when faced witha problem, he just slowly and methodicly worked his way though it.
Just like he'd work his way though this. No Layla was sure that Tamesis was in this story and they would find them, it would just be a matter of time.
Layla reached the art supllied and let out a small whimper as she didn't see ethir kids there. She hoped it would be a short matter of-Ohh! She didn't have that! The fox rushed to grabed the special drawing pencils and hold them up. Perfect! She needed something like this.
Okay so Layla was a little ADD, especially in times of stress.
Tamesis frowned when he noticed his mother wasn't here, now that wasn't right in his mind. Wasn't it the job of a mother to be there? He glared down at the ground as he tried to think about this whole situation. Mothers were suppoe to be there weren't they? When you needed them? Wasn't that the etnire point of having parents?
Well then where was their mothers? Tamesis looked up when he noticed Aya was freaking out. Now his concern and confusion esclated into full blown anger. They left Aya! Okay so they left him, that was fine, ignorable even. But how could they leave Ayame! His arms went around her body lovingly.
"Okay, Tame-sis here" he asured her, stroking her back. "I help. You not alone"
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:40 pm
Lavi slid to a stop as she came around the corner...to see Layla staring lovingly at a set of pencils...."Layla! What in the world are you doing, We need to find Ayame and your little one!" Rather annoyed she ran off, shaking her head and holding in her anger at the woman, too concerned about finding Ayame to worry about Layla. with a thought she began back to where they had vanished, hoping to find some clue she had missed previously.
Ayame sniffled and sat down on the tile by Tamesis, glad of his attentions. What had happened to Lavi...Tamesis's mother's cart was still there...so where was she? She looked up and caught Tamesis's eye for a moment as she twittered her wings in concern and to try and keep herself from openly crying in front of her new friend.
"Thanks, Tamesis. I wait here...maybe they come back?"
She felt unsure about it, though Lavi had never dissapeared in the past....could she be in trouble? but how could she help...she was so little...
Unable to hold it in anymore she tucked her head to her knees and cried where she sat. This day had been perfect, she was going to get new crayons and some new clothes, and now she had lost Lavi and didn't know how to get home....
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:33 pm
"What?" Layla pulled herself from looking at the stuff and shook her head, "Geez, sorry, easily distracted when put under pressure" she explained to Lavi's retreating back. Now she was sure that Lavi was mad at her and while the thought depressed the kitsune a little she understood why this time. Turning Layla looked around confused, where in the world they could be. Ethir way she steped from the arts supplied to make sure that she didn't get so distracted again.
Tamesis bent down, pulling his sobbing face close to give her the comfort she clearly needed. Anger rippled though him as he sat down. How dare they make Aya cry! She didn't deserve this, didn't deserve to be so scared. If he could he'd go out and find them right now. The boy wished he could fly then he could quickly search the place before Aya would miss him but he couldn't leave her like this, scared, alone and crying.
So he just held her close, humming some forgotten tune from a life he had escaped. He hoped it would calm her down enough that she could get over her fear but if she didn't Tamesis would stay, right here, with her. He looked up at Layla's cart and knew she'd be back eventually. He'd just wait till then.
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:28 am
Lavi came out behind them with a crash as she fell over a rack of coats in her desperation to get around the store in her search. As she righted herself and looked towards Layla's cart she saw Ayame, tucked in a ball on the tiles, Tamesis evidently hugging her for his own comfort and to protect Ayame from the look on his face.
"Ayame! Don't run off like that on me again! You..."
But she couldn't find the heart to continue and just ran to her little ones side and scooped her up into her arms, holding her close and pressing her nose gently to the girls cheek as she softly stroked her little ones silver hair.
Ayame looked up with surprise, choking back a sob as she turned around to see Lavi. She couldn't make a sound and only held her hands up eagerly as Lavi ran forward and scooped her up, not even giving notice to Lavi's reprimand as she hugged herself to her guardians chest. Lavi was here, she hadn't dissapeared, all was better in the world, almost. She leaned back and pointed down at Tamesis.
"Tam help me *hic* make me safe *hic* his momma dissapear *hic* we help him?"
The sentences were garbled as Ayame hiccuped through the sentence, looking down at Tamesis caringly, ever so glad to have had his presence, so calm and comforting, and a fun friend. She wanted to make sure he was ok as well, and no matter what Lavi did Ayame wouldn't even consider leaving until Tamesis found his mama. "*hic* Tamesis with me *hic* He friend."
Lavi looked down with some respect for the boy, heartened that despite his age Ayame had found a protector in the child in her time of need, as well as a good friend. She came to one knee and, settling Ayame on her other knee, extended her other arm to the boy, the action bringing a smile to Ayame's cheeks. "Lets go find your mother, eh Tamesis? I'm certain she'll be worried sick, we've both been looking all over for you two."
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:28 pm
Layla, with her luck, managed to go the opposite direction as Lavi and was currently trying to find out where she was. The kitsune looked around, finding herself surrounded by lots of gadgets to help...cars? She wasn't sure, she was just tyring to get back to where she knew where the hell she was.
"Damnit...I'm lost now" she whimpered, turning around, "And not even on a fun row"
Tamesis stood when Lavi suddenly apeared, but he wasn't so easy to forgive as Ayame was. She seemed to just be relieved that Lavi was back but Tamesis's clothes were still wet with her tears and he wanted to know why she even left. Worse as soon as she came back she tried to yell at Ayame, like her disapearing was her fault! Oh no, Tamesis was Aya's friend and he had to defend her. From enimies and from friends wanting to take advatage of her.
"You leave!" he yelled at her, ignoring what she said about his mother. He didn't matter right now. He could handle being alone, after all if he waited with Layla's stuff long enough she would come back. He was more concered with Aya, she was the one that got so scared.
"Aya need you! You leave! Say sor-ry!" his hands fisted, as if he was ready to force her to say sorry.
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:37 pm
Lavi looked down half in amusement, half in shock at th boy's daring. Ayame had more then a simple friend in this one, she was certain just by looking into his eyes. Slowly she knelt back down and looked him level in the eye.
"Tamesis, I only left, Layla and I, because we were trying to find you and My little Ayame, we turned around and you were both gone. I am sorry for yelling at Ayame, more so then words can express." She nuzzled Ayame's cheek and rubbed her arm slightly, drawing a sigh of relief from the little butterfly girl.
"Will you come with me so that we can find your mother? She should have been right behind me, but....well i don't know." She shrugged and extended her free arm, offering to carry him alongside Ayame.
Ayame felt a glitter of an amazing feeling inside as Tamesis fussed at Lavi, though she wasn't entirely pleased Lavi was being yelled at, the comfort he had given her and the fun was more then enough for her to brush it aside as Lavi spoke. She could feel her tears drying on her cheeks moments before leaning into Lavi's with a closed eyed smile of happyness. "Tamesis, come with Ayame?" She smiled hopefully, gripping the arm around her chest lightly with her little hands as she stared at her new friend.
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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:05 pm
If it had been just Lavi and Tamesis, the dark little boy would have shook his head and said he'd just wait by his mother's stuff. He would asure him that she would return eventually and that would be the end of it. After all Tamesis felt no great like for Lavi, even though she apologized and Ayame seemed happy to have Lavi back. She still commited a sin and Tamesis was into sins being punnished.
But Aya asked him to go. Aya wanted him to stay close. Aya was his friend. So Tamesis nodded slowly, wings streaching out before pulling near again. He wanted to just find his mother and get this trip over with. Meeting Aya was really nice but the rest wasn't so great and now he'd have to try and chase his mother around a stupid store. This was all a waste of time.
Layla was so freaking lost. She ditched the maybe car suplies and now was surrounded by guns, and knifes and other form of hunting gears. The entire row made the kitsune a little aperhensive as she noticed a few fox traps. She was trying to get back to the main rows, away from the back of the store but she was so turned around she didn't even know how to do that. Her other option was to locate someone to help her but she was having a hard time doing that as well.
"How the hell did I manage to get lost!?" Layla whined.
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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:38 pm
Lavi sighed and scooped up Tamesis. He obviously didn't like her much, though she was satisfied at having found the two. "Hold on now, we need to find what's become of your mother...does she get lost easily?" If anyone else saw her asking the child such seemingly complicated questions, they would have given her none to few odd looks, though she knew how advanced the illusionaries intelligence was, despite their speech abilities when young.
Children in arm, she began down the main aisle, looking down each aisle and out into the clothing and more to try and sight the odd woman. How easy could it be for her to get lost when the kids could find their way back, and they were.. little kids!
Ayame looked over and Tamesis and grinned with childish innocence, tilting her head to one side to giggle at her friend as they continued their adventure in search of his mother. She gave a pained look momentarily as they shot past the art supplies, but then she smiled with renewed vigor at the thought of why she would have to wait.
Why did Tamesis look so...angry though? Had she done something? Was something wrong; what was wrong? "Tamesis?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:26 pm
Tamesis wraped his arms aroudn Lavi to try and help suport himself. He wasn't a big fan of being carried, he would have prefered to walk but he was slow and he was sure that Lavi wanted to dump him back on his mom as soon as possible. Than she could not have to wrory about the werid shadow boy anymore. Tamesis frowned deeper as his tail swished back and forth angerily.
"Tamesis?" ayame whispered, making the boy jerk as he turned to give her a soft smile. He didn't want Aya to worry after all. He was fine, and she was fine. That was all that really matter to him right now.
"Yes Aya?" he responed, forcing a smile to give to her.
The funny thing was that Layla was thinking the same thing lavi was. How the hell did she get this lost? The worst of it was that she turned down a corner, just another blind turn, just more dumb luck and soon, about two minutes after Lavi and the kids left, Layla found herself right back where the whole fiascoo started.
"Jesus christ I just did a really big circle" the fox groaned, and hit her own head. She slid down to the floor and reached up to grab that bag of chips she bought two stores ago. That's it, she was just staying put now, no more moving. She'd let everyone else come to her. She was tired of running around.
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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:30 pm
"Tamesis is mad at Ayame and Lavi? Tamesis go," She made a face and frowned at him, trying to mimic the anger she had seen. The she noticed behind her, back towards Tamesis's cart, Layla sinking down to the ground by the cart. "Layla back!" She pointed at her find and looked over at Tamesis, though she stayed quiet and grim as darkness wafted over her thoughts. she felt scared but calmed at the same time....interesting.
Lavi didn't speak as Ayame cried out and pointed but turned just in time to catch view of the woman. She sighed and shook her head, turning around and quickening her pace towards the cart, not wanting to lose her again. Tamesis was an odd child, and she wasn't entirely certain anymore of if she wanted Ayame to have any association with him, although Ayame would enjoy the chance to see and learn from the woman's skills, the fact hse was a decent artist dredged from her thoughts from the encounter with the art supplies. If there was one reason left to let Ayame visit, that may have been it.
She neared Layla and slowed her pace till she stood before her and slowly set Tamesis down in Layla's lap, not noticing Ayame's slight pout at being seperated from her friend. "You have my number Layla, call me sometime so that Ayame can come and visit, I need to be on my way as this little incident has set me behind alot, though i'm glad we've retrieved the children." Lavi hefted Ayame up that the girl's head was over her shoulder then turned to go, not noticing the pack of crayons stuffed in Ayame's dress pocket as she walked out the door. She could shop for the things they needed later, right now she only wanted to get home and rest and let Ayame enjoy the evening. She sighed and shook her head. What a day.
Ayame looked down mournfully as they went away, keeping her eye's locked on Tamesis for as long as she could, waving to him and Layla. She really hoped she would get to see them again...
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